NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bayard, NM
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Bayard, New Mexico since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1929. Since 1950, 6 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 6
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Bayard
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Bayard; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1929, a tropical storm with 39 mph winds when its centre passed 21 miles away. Bayard is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. The strongest of the 6 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on October 12, 1957; its path came within 6 miles. Of the 6, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and one has come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on September 6, 2007. Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 64% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bayard. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 26 times since 1971, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Bayard has more hail reports within 10 miles than 59% of the 94 New Mexico cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Bayard
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 30 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Bayard: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bayard
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
- 1960s1
- 1950s1(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 1957 | F3 | 6 mi | 8.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 1989 | F1 | 16 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 19, 1979 | F1 | 9 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1967 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 6, 2007 | EF0 | 24 mi | 3.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 31, 1979 | F0 | 5 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 6 of 6, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bayard
The Storm Prediction Center has 26 hail reports within 10 miles of Bayard since 1971, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on July 27, 1971. The most recent report is from September 25, 2025. September has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bayard
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Bayard, NM, 3 miles northwest of Bayard at 6,099 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 64°F; December is the coolest, at 55°F and 30°F. July is the wettest at 3.9 inches of precipitation on average and April the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 16.2 inches over 40 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 33 days a year, almost all from May to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 93 nights a year. That 16.2 inches is more than at 50 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (86%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Feb | 59 | 34 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 66 | 38 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Apr | 73 | 43 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 80 | 50 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jun | 90 | 60 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Jul | 88 | 64 | 3.9 | 8 |
| Aug | 87 | 63 | 2.9 | 7 |
| Sep | 83 | 58 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 74 | 47 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Nov | 64 | 37 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Dec | 55 | 30 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Year | 73 | 46 | 16.2 | 40 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Bayard, NM (6,099 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Bayard
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 31 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Bayard: 20 flash floods, 8 thunderstorm wind reports and 3 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $99,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 13, 1999. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 65 have had fewer than Bayard.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Grant County, which includes Bayard, has been named in 13 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Grant County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.8 million a year, the 18th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.9 million (72%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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